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Career

Originally, Houston was to be known as "Boo-Boo Brazil", but a
promoter misprinted his first name as "Bobo" in an advertisement
and it stuck.[2] The
"misprint" may have been motivated by the promoter's desire to
avoid the term "boo" in his client's name. "Boo" is sometimes used
as an abbreviation for jigaboo, which is considered by many to be
an ethnic slur against black people.

On October 9, 1970, El
Mongol and Bobo Brazil defeated Mr. Ito and The Great Ota in
the first racially mixed match in Atlanta history.[1][2]

Brazil served as a mentor to wrestler "Soulman Rocky Johnson".
Brazil's manager was James Dudley, the first African-American
to be in charge of a major arena in the United States. Dudley would
run to the ring waving a towel, as Brazil followed behind.[2]

Brazil retired in the 1990s after a four decade career, and was
inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame
in 1994 by Ernie Ladd.[4][2] The
following year, Brazil inducted Ladd into the WWE Hall of Fame.[2]

Personal
life

Harris had six children.[4]
Harris died on January 20, 1998 at the Lakeland Medical Center in
St.
Joseph, Michigan.[4] He
had been admitted to the hospital on January 14, after suffering a
series of strokes.[4]